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It certainly is!
Free weekend will start 1800hrs tomorrow.
Free Weekend + Alpha 9.2 Update
Hi Squaddies!
It's fragging time! Get your helmets dusted off, boots on the ground and be ready to welcome the masses as we ship our free weekend patch to the community in anticipation of the free weekend which will be launching Thursday 6th April at 10 AM PST.
And don't forget Squad and it's soundtrack will also be 50% off for the duration of the free weekend and our Squad merchandise will be 30% off!
We are also launching a new 9.2 Patch that contains some improvements and treats to help make the free weekend more enjoyable and rewarding for the community.
Server Queues
We are releasing server queues with this Free Weekend! This means you should never see Server is Full again unless something went terribly wrong.
Features:
Lastly to address the server browser in general. There are fixes for some of those issues at http://support.joinsquad.com but we will be looking into putting more time into it.
Al Basrah
We are very excited to be giving you our modder made urban map Al Basrah! The first truly urban map in Squad it will be the opening salvo in a series of maps we have planned focused around dense urban centers. Al Basrah is unforgiving street to street combat where the US Army is forced to penetrate the dense neighbourhoods and multistoried apartment blocks bristling with AKs and RPGs.
Original Squad Soundtrack Volume 2
As per our news post last week we will be adding an additional Soundtrack Volume to the Squad music catalog and this will be made freely available to those who already own volume 1. in a few short days.
Also we cant forget our wonderful server partners who are ready and willing to spin up approx 20,000 slots to support our free weekend campaign. If you are looking for a Squad server we suggest you contact one of the providers below.
Alpha 9.2 Changelog
Hi Squaddies!
It's fragging time! Get your helmets dusted off, boots on the ground and be ready to welcome the masses as we ship our free weekend patch to the community in anticipation of the free weekend which will be launching Thursday 6th April at 10 AM PST.
And don't forget Squad and it's soundtrack will also be 50% off for the duration of the free weekend and our Squad merchandise will be 30% off!
We are also launching a new 9.2 Patch that contains some improvements and treats to help make the free weekend more enjoyable and rewarding for the community.
Server Queues
We are releasing server queues with this Free Weekend! This means you should never see Server is Full again unless something went terribly wrong.
Features:
- Auto-joins when there is room (Although that should be assumed.)
- No limits on queues as many people as long as they want.
- Queues split by public and reserve, reserve joins first.
- No more wasted loading times. No longer loading to see "Server is full".
Lastly to address the server browser in general. There are fixes for some of those issues at http://support.joinsquad.com but we will be looking into putting more time into it.
Al Basrah
We are very excited to be giving you our modder made urban map Al Basrah! The first truly urban map in Squad it will be the opening salvo in a series of maps we have planned focused around dense urban centers. Al Basrah is unforgiving street to street combat where the US Army is forced to penetrate the dense neighbourhoods and multistoried apartment blocks bristling with AKs and RPGs.
Original Squad Soundtrack Volume 2
As per our news post last week we will be adding an additional Soundtrack Volume to the Squad music catalog and this will be made freely available to those who already own volume 1. in a few short days.
Also we cant forget our wonderful server partners who are ready and willing to spin up approx 20,000 slots to support our free weekend campaign. If you are looking for a Squad server we suggest you contact one of the providers below.
Alpha 9.2 Changelog
- New Map: Al Basrah
- Added Server Queuing functionality to the Server Browser
- Added New Russian Ammo Crate from the community (Many thanks to Ricewind!)
- Fixed Ammo widget color transition is now more obvious (White > Yellow > Red > Black)
- Fixed Tweaks to n-wheeled vehicle movement to make small adjustments easier
- Fixed Hesco walls not having projectile collisions
- Fixed Vehicle turrets and sounds staying around for several seconds after vehicle destruction
- Fixed Yehorivka AAS v1 ammo crates below ground
- Fixed Updated tree collisions on Kohat to stop vehicles and players getting stuck
- Fixed minimum required view distance for the game to launch was set too low
- Fixed projectiles sometimes incapacitating players in close proximity without detonating
- Fixed some bullet penetration settings
- Optimized several shell ejection effects and improved performance on muzzle flash effects
Little tip for Al Basrah...don't go near the windows!
Not fixed yet. Hopefully for v10 or sooner.
Not fixed yet. Hopefully for v10 or sooner.
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Before I was involved in Squad I also broke my own 'no early access' rule when it was on Kickstarter!
Enjoy guys. I'm away until Tuesday so will miss the free weekend madness!
Nice guide here written by one of our members over on the forums:
Hello fresh Squad players and welcome to the community! To start this out, please remember that Squad is in its Alpha stage still, which means all content is subject to change and issues/bugs/glitches may happen. So the best tip I can give you is to have patience - both inside the game itself and outside of it. To start with a disclaimer, this is not an official guide / post / anything, I’m just a random drunkard trying to ease the pain of new players coming in to a game with a relatively steep learning curve.
Squad is a great game. But what keeps us regulars coming back to it and loving it so much are the players in it - the community. It is indisputably the best aspect of the game and a great team, a great Squad Leader even can make even a losing fight enjoyable. So please remember that there are A LOT of new players playing this weekend and the level of gameplay can be very varied as everyone's trying their best to learn the ropes. There is going to be a small army of experienced players playing as Squad Leaders to help keep the gameplay fluid and as close to normal level as possible, so give those guys some credit and try to be a good squad member - you're most likely in good hands with a Squad Leader that is brandishing some sort of [Clan Tags] but there are naturally plenty of other great players & leaders that are not with any specific group. If you find yourself in a good squad, enjoy the moment and feel free to ask any questions you have when the situation isn’t too hectic, people are keen to help. It’s common for squads made of complete strangers to “click” and keep playing for multiple rounds in a row, seek for those opportunities and you’re going to have a good time.
WHAT IS SQUAD?
At its best: A deeply strategic and immersive teamwork focused experience that creates memorable moments and is thoroughly enjoyable through a whole one to two hour match.
At its worst: A ******** of a complicated team deathmatch with no strategy or team play to be seen and where the points don’t matter.
What creates the difference between the two?
You (andtheother79dudes)
GAMEPLAY TIPS
Loading screen image with all the controls etc.
SPAWNING
There are 3 ways to spawn in Squad, Main Spawn, FOB and Rally Point. 2 latter ones are placed by the players. This means some players need to sort them out while others get straight to the fight. This might mean you have to sometimes wait a few minutes before you’re needed to spawn at the start of the round so please listen to your Squad Leader before you spawn in at Main. **Don’t spawn at round start unless asked to** - This is a purely logistic issue/choice from the Squad Leaders on how many vehicles they want to use. Some simply won’t have a place to sit. Be patient, you’ll get to the fight sooner or later.
PROTIP: Rally Points are squad specific spawns with 10 spawns until it runs out. Try to always leave the last spawn for your Squad leader so he can place a new one!
DYING
Squad has quite long spawn timers to reward kills and decrease the clown-car effect of spawning, making each player’s life more valuable than in other games. You should **ALWAYS** stay in the downed state from 30 seconds to a minute because you won’t be able to spawn any quicker anyway and that gives your medics a chance to pick you up and save that precious ticket.
SPOTTING ENEMIES
It can be extremely hard to pinpoint enemies in your first games as you have no idea where they’re coming from so listen carefully to your squad calling them out and possibly them being marked on the map. Remember that the map markers for enemies are placed manually by Squad Leaders and are not 100% accurate. To spot them yourself, think of a logical way they should be coming from and stop for a while and observe, any movement is easier to pick up when you’re standing still yourself. Getting this right takes time and patience, don’t be frustrated if you get the feeling that the “trees are shooting you”. Use your compass at the bottom of the screen to call the enemy locations with directions like “Enemy infantry North West, 200 meters (estimation), multiple”.
VEHICLES
In Squad vehicles are extremely important to the outcome of the fight. Each vehicle has a ticket cost associated with them that your team loses upon losing the vehicle. For any of the bigger vehicles, APCs and Humvees etc. the cost is very high so you should treat them with respect and try to keep them safe at all times and only engage when you think you have the advantage. They are not tanks and driving one into a town with enemies will lead into its swift destruction. Each vehicle has to be claimed by a Squad Leader to be used by their squad either by the Squad Leader entering the vehicle or remotely by having 2 squad members next to the vehicle and the Squad Leader claiming it from his radial menu.
Protip: E to start the engine
WHAT ****ING TICKETS?
Tickets are the way the winner of a match is determined in Squad, typically both teams start with 500 tickets in AAS mode and the one to run out first loses. Each player “life” is worth 1 ticket, Vehicles anywhere between 2 to 35 tickets depending on the vehicle. FOBs (the big spawn points) are worth 20 tickets. The Objectives have a varying cost on them as well depending on the map layer. Capturing a neutral flag doesn’t cost the enemy tickets but taking one that the enemy is controlling decreases the enemy tickets and even gives some back to your team. Controlling the majority of flags on the map also makes the enemy team “bleed” tickets = lose tickets over time.
TEAMKILLING
Teamkilling is heavily frowned upon by the community and intentional TKs can and will get you banned from many servers. Accidents happen and it’s normal to occasionally mistake a friend to a foe – just remember to apologize and it’s usually fine! It's an intense game, tempers will rise, but try to find a way to solve the situation that is not TKing anyone. The playerbase is very mature compared to other shooter games, unbelievable but true, you can actually talk to people usually. TKing – Don’t do it. Trust me on this.
TROUBLESHOOTING TIPS / HOW TO FIX ERRORS
Squad is an Early Access game in its Alpha stage. Sometimes things go wrong. Here are the basic tips to help solve a majority of issues. It’s impossible to say what will fix what as every system is unique and an untold amount of things can go wrong, but these should help. If issues persist, seek proper Support either on the official forums or Discord (links at the bottom).
Clearing the Cache –This is your #1 solution to all Squad related problems, launch the game, go to Settings – Game Settings and click the “Clear Cached Data” and restart your game. This is especially true for returning players who have had a previous version of Squad installed at some point.
Verify integrity of files in Steam – In Steam library right click on Squad – Properties – Local Files – Verify Integrity of Game files.
Restart Steam.
Turn off all skins in the in game settings (you might not have skins, they were a limited thing and a little broken atm and cause issues)
Have you tried turning it off and on again? Restart your computer.
I HAVEN’T PLAYED THE GAME BEFORE - SHOULD I SQUADLEAD?
Short answer & personal opinion: No.
If you create a Squad that makes you the Squad Leader and there are certain expectations of you as a player in that role. It’s not like other games *cough battlefield* where it’s just a title. Here it actually has a meaning and you’ve got some responsibilities. You're essentially one of 4-5 Squad Leaders in the team and together you are the driving force and the strategic hive mind guiding your team. This requires some experience in the game so please DO NOT CREATE A SQUAD = BECOME A SQUADLEADER IF YOU'RE PLAYING YOUR VERY FIRST GAMES. I only say that for the benefit of everyone in the game, even if you believe you're Patton reborn, at least observe a more experienced Squad Leader for a few rounds before trying it out yourself. No one is perfect in their first game and it can be very stressful / demanding so you need a certain attitude going into it.
If you're interested in trying it out anyhow, check out some of the SquadLeading guides to get a few tips on it. Nothing is stopping you from doing it in your first game but I can guarantee you that you and your teammates will have a better experience if you try to grasp the basics first and when you feel fully in control you can drop yourself in the deep end and try out SL:ing!
LIFE SKILLS 101 BY HERHI
A couple situations you might find yourself in and my personal opinion on how to fix the situation:
"My squad isn't communicating"
Any number of reasons might cause this, you might all be new, people might not have mics, the Squad Leader might not know he is the Squad Leader. Try asking politely if you have a plan or what’s going on and people might wake up. If nothing else, the Squad Leader should always be able to communicate and be the one talking a lot. There are differences in how much players want to micromanage as SLs, but some standard of communication is to be expected. Otherwise, leave the Squad and check out another one. If the same repeats, considering switching to another server as communication is crucial to both the gameplay and enjoyment of the game.
"No one has made a squad and the game is about to start"
Just keep waiting, someone will eventually gather the courage to do it. DO NOT create a squad on your own if you don’t plan on being the Squad Leader and give the role to someone else who joined the squad. This is extremely ****** and causes unnecessary hassle. Have I mentioned patience?
"I don't know where I should spawn"
Ask.
"I was kicked out of a squad"
The SL can kick anyone they want whenever they want. Maybe you did something wrong and he didn’t bother to explain it, maybe your microphone wasn’t on and he thought you couldn’t communicate, maybe he made room for a friend / clanmate. Don’t worry about it, just hop into another one. Rarely is it a personal vendetta against you.
“My Squad Leader seems to be intoxicated”
Good. He will lead you into great adventure.
“My Squad Leader is an *******”
Is he really? Or is he telling you what to do because that’s what he is meant to do.
If he actually is an *******, just leave the squad and join another one, no need to make a scene.
“I was kicked / banned from a server – all the moderators are power hungry ********”
No they are not. All good Squad servers are run by communities and usually only trusted members have moderator rights on a server. They are there to make the game more enjoyable for everyone on the server – usually at the cost of their own enjoyment. Believe me, they would rather be playing the game rather than hunt evidence of disruptive behavior. If you feel your kick / ban was unjustified, almost all servers / communities have their own Discord channels where you can bring it up. Remember to be polite, it could’ve been an honest mistake of someone’s fat fingers.
TL;DR
Patience is key.
The community is what makes the game great - don't be an *** and you won't be treated like one.
ENJOY THE FREE WEEKEND MADNESS!
This was supposed to be a brief guide but there's so much to talk about that I'm surprised if anyone read this far. There is A LOT of stuff I've left out and is out there for you to learn on your own. If there are any pressing concerns or blatant misinformation on my post there, feel free to point it out and I'll get it sorted.
LOOKING FOR SOMETHING? IT’S ALL HERE HOW BLOODY CONVENIENT
• HELPFUL LINKS
• PLANNED FEATURES
• SQUAD WEAPONS DATA
• NEW PLAYER GUIDE
• LOOKING FOR A SQUAD?
• SQUAD REDDIT
• SQUAD OFFICIAL FORUMS
• SQUAD OFFICIAL DISCORD - HIGHLY RECOMMEND JOINING FOR QUICK QUESTIONS / PROBLEMS / DISCUSSION / BANTER
Nice guide here written by one of our members over on the forums:
Hello fresh Squad players and welcome to the community! To start this out, please remember that Squad is in its Alpha stage still, which means all content is subject to change and issues/bugs/glitches may happen. So the best tip I can give you is to have patience - both inside the game itself and outside of it. To start with a disclaimer, this is not an official guide / post / anything, I’m just a random drunkard trying to ease the pain of new players coming in to a game with a relatively steep learning curve.
Squad is a great game. But what keeps us regulars coming back to it and loving it so much are the players in it - the community. It is indisputably the best aspect of the game and a great team, a great Squad Leader even can make even a losing fight enjoyable. So please remember that there are A LOT of new players playing this weekend and the level of gameplay can be very varied as everyone's trying their best to learn the ropes. There is going to be a small army of experienced players playing as Squad Leaders to help keep the gameplay fluid and as close to normal level as possible, so give those guys some credit and try to be a good squad member - you're most likely in good hands with a Squad Leader that is brandishing some sort of [Clan Tags] but there are naturally plenty of other great players & leaders that are not with any specific group. If you find yourself in a good squad, enjoy the moment and feel free to ask any questions you have when the situation isn’t too hectic, people are keen to help. It’s common for squads made of complete strangers to “click” and keep playing for multiple rounds in a row, seek for those opportunities and you’re going to have a good time.
WHAT IS SQUAD?
At its best: A deeply strategic and immersive teamwork focused experience that creates memorable moments and is thoroughly enjoyable through a whole one to two hour match.
At its worst: A ******** of a complicated team deathmatch with no strategy or team play to be seen and where the points don’t matter.
What creates the difference between the two?
You (andtheother79dudes)
GAMEPLAY TIPS
Loading screen image with all the controls etc.
SPAWNING
There are 3 ways to spawn in Squad, Main Spawn, FOB and Rally Point. 2 latter ones are placed by the players. This means some players need to sort them out while others get straight to the fight. This might mean you have to sometimes wait a few minutes before you’re needed to spawn at the start of the round so please listen to your Squad Leader before you spawn in at Main. **Don’t spawn at round start unless asked to** - This is a purely logistic issue/choice from the Squad Leaders on how many vehicles they want to use. Some simply won’t have a place to sit. Be patient, you’ll get to the fight sooner or later.
PROTIP: Rally Points are squad specific spawns with 10 spawns until it runs out. Try to always leave the last spawn for your Squad leader so he can place a new one!
DYING
Squad has quite long spawn timers to reward kills and decrease the clown-car effect of spawning, making each player’s life more valuable than in other games. You should **ALWAYS** stay in the downed state from 30 seconds to a minute because you won’t be able to spawn any quicker anyway and that gives your medics a chance to pick you up and save that precious ticket.
SPOTTING ENEMIES
It can be extremely hard to pinpoint enemies in your first games as you have no idea where they’re coming from so listen carefully to your squad calling them out and possibly them being marked on the map. Remember that the map markers for enemies are placed manually by Squad Leaders and are not 100% accurate. To spot them yourself, think of a logical way they should be coming from and stop for a while and observe, any movement is easier to pick up when you’re standing still yourself. Getting this right takes time and patience, don’t be frustrated if you get the feeling that the “trees are shooting you”. Use your compass at the bottom of the screen to call the enemy locations with directions like “Enemy infantry North West, 200 meters (estimation), multiple”.
VEHICLES
In Squad vehicles are extremely important to the outcome of the fight. Each vehicle has a ticket cost associated with them that your team loses upon losing the vehicle. For any of the bigger vehicles, APCs and Humvees etc. the cost is very high so you should treat them with respect and try to keep them safe at all times and only engage when you think you have the advantage. They are not tanks and driving one into a town with enemies will lead into its swift destruction. Each vehicle has to be claimed by a Squad Leader to be used by their squad either by the Squad Leader entering the vehicle or remotely by having 2 squad members next to the vehicle and the Squad Leader claiming it from his radial menu.
Protip: E to start the engine
WHAT ****ING TICKETS?
Tickets are the way the winner of a match is determined in Squad, typically both teams start with 500 tickets in AAS mode and the one to run out first loses. Each player “life” is worth 1 ticket, Vehicles anywhere between 2 to 35 tickets depending on the vehicle. FOBs (the big spawn points) are worth 20 tickets. The Objectives have a varying cost on them as well depending on the map layer. Capturing a neutral flag doesn’t cost the enemy tickets but taking one that the enemy is controlling decreases the enemy tickets and even gives some back to your team. Controlling the majority of flags on the map also makes the enemy team “bleed” tickets = lose tickets over time.
TEAMKILLING
Teamkilling is heavily frowned upon by the community and intentional TKs can and will get you banned from many servers. Accidents happen and it’s normal to occasionally mistake a friend to a foe – just remember to apologize and it’s usually fine! It's an intense game, tempers will rise, but try to find a way to solve the situation that is not TKing anyone. The playerbase is very mature compared to other shooter games, unbelievable but true, you can actually talk to people usually. TKing – Don’t do it. Trust me on this.
TROUBLESHOOTING TIPS / HOW TO FIX ERRORS
Squad is an Early Access game in its Alpha stage. Sometimes things go wrong. Here are the basic tips to help solve a majority of issues. It’s impossible to say what will fix what as every system is unique and an untold amount of things can go wrong, but these should help. If issues persist, seek proper Support either on the official forums or Discord (links at the bottom).
Clearing the Cache –This is your #1 solution to all Squad related problems, launch the game, go to Settings – Game Settings and click the “Clear Cached Data” and restart your game. This is especially true for returning players who have had a previous version of Squad installed at some point.
Verify integrity of files in Steam – In Steam library right click on Squad – Properties – Local Files – Verify Integrity of Game files.
Restart Steam.
Turn off all skins in the in game settings (you might not have skins, they were a limited thing and a little broken atm and cause issues)
Have you tried turning it off and on again? Restart your computer.
I HAVEN’T PLAYED THE GAME BEFORE - SHOULD I SQUADLEAD?
Short answer & personal opinion: No.
If you create a Squad that makes you the Squad Leader and there are certain expectations of you as a player in that role. It’s not like other games *cough battlefield* where it’s just a title. Here it actually has a meaning and you’ve got some responsibilities. You're essentially one of 4-5 Squad Leaders in the team and together you are the driving force and the strategic hive mind guiding your team. This requires some experience in the game so please DO NOT CREATE A SQUAD = BECOME A SQUADLEADER IF YOU'RE PLAYING YOUR VERY FIRST GAMES. I only say that for the benefit of everyone in the game, even if you believe you're Patton reborn, at least observe a more experienced Squad Leader for a few rounds before trying it out yourself. No one is perfect in their first game and it can be very stressful / demanding so you need a certain attitude going into it.
If you're interested in trying it out anyhow, check out some of the SquadLeading guides to get a few tips on it. Nothing is stopping you from doing it in your first game but I can guarantee you that you and your teammates will have a better experience if you try to grasp the basics first and when you feel fully in control you can drop yourself in the deep end and try out SL:ing!
LIFE SKILLS 101 BY HERHI
A couple situations you might find yourself in and my personal opinion on how to fix the situation:
"My squad isn't communicating"
Any number of reasons might cause this, you might all be new, people might not have mics, the Squad Leader might not know he is the Squad Leader. Try asking politely if you have a plan or what’s going on and people might wake up. If nothing else, the Squad Leader should always be able to communicate and be the one talking a lot. There are differences in how much players want to micromanage as SLs, but some standard of communication is to be expected. Otherwise, leave the Squad and check out another one. If the same repeats, considering switching to another server as communication is crucial to both the gameplay and enjoyment of the game.
"No one has made a squad and the game is about to start"
Just keep waiting, someone will eventually gather the courage to do it. DO NOT create a squad on your own if you don’t plan on being the Squad Leader and give the role to someone else who joined the squad. This is extremely ****** and causes unnecessary hassle. Have I mentioned patience?
"I don't know where I should spawn"
Ask.
"I was kicked out of a squad"
The SL can kick anyone they want whenever they want. Maybe you did something wrong and he didn’t bother to explain it, maybe your microphone wasn’t on and he thought you couldn’t communicate, maybe he made room for a friend / clanmate. Don’t worry about it, just hop into another one. Rarely is it a personal vendetta against you.
“My Squad Leader seems to be intoxicated”
Good. He will lead you into great adventure.
“My Squad Leader is an *******”
Is he really? Or is he telling you what to do because that’s what he is meant to do.
If he actually is an *******, just leave the squad and join another one, no need to make a scene.
“I was kicked / banned from a server – all the moderators are power hungry ********”
No they are not. All good Squad servers are run by communities and usually only trusted members have moderator rights on a server. They are there to make the game more enjoyable for everyone on the server – usually at the cost of their own enjoyment. Believe me, they would rather be playing the game rather than hunt evidence of disruptive behavior. If you feel your kick / ban was unjustified, almost all servers / communities have their own Discord channels where you can bring it up. Remember to be polite, it could’ve been an honest mistake of someone’s fat fingers.
TL;DR
Patience is key.
The community is what makes the game great - don't be an *** and you won't be treated like one.
ENJOY THE FREE WEEKEND MADNESS!
This was supposed to be a brief guide but there's so much to talk about that I'm surprised if anyone read this far. There is A LOT of stuff I've left out and is out there for you to learn on your own. If there are any pressing concerns or blatant misinformation on my post there, feel free to point it out and I'll get it sorted.
LOOKING FOR SOMETHING? IT’S ALL HERE HOW BLOODY CONVENIENT
• HELPFUL LINKS
• PLANNED FEATURES
• SQUAD WEAPONS DATA
• NEW PLAYER GUIDE
• LOOKING FOR A SQUAD?
• SQUAD REDDIT
• SQUAD OFFICIAL FORUMS
• SQUAD OFFICIAL DISCORD - HIGHLY RECOMMEND JOINING FOR QUICK QUESTIONS / PROBLEMS / DISCUSSION / BANTER
That's odd. I have the same CPU at 4.7 and a 970 and fps never drops below 50.
UE4 still has lots of issues with the FX series of AMD CPUs unfortunately. Not much we can do our side
Commander role is planned.
Make sure you're using the right RPGs for the job. Frag for infantry and HEAT for vehicles. HAT kits will pretty much take out anything in one hit.
RedCoats are a great bunch of guys. They've been kicking around since the beginning now
To be fair the UK/EU has some great competitive clans.ReShade is what you want to be using. Not sure if the latest version is white listed though. Will update when I find out.
Using the old SweetFX is fine. ReShade (use 3.0.6 - 3.0.7 is currently not white listed) is far more user friendly/easier to config.
Welcome to the March edition of the Wrench! Once again we have some exciting developments in the world of modding. To start off the article, as many of you may know the community made map Al-Basrah has been added to the game! The map, created by ChanceBrahh, with help from Axton, Assifuah, and Stom, was released last week with much praise from the community. If you haven't yet, be sure to hop into a server yourself and experience the truly different gameplay that it offers.
North African WWII assets by James Mainwaring
Resident Modder Baby James has been working on some WW2 era creations, and he plans to make more. So far they're looking great, and we can't wait to see what he makes next!
Dolina by TheRed
Dolina will present some tactical quandaries. Vehicles will be a must, at 4x4km. It's a combined arms map that provides an array of strategically valuable points to contest in a large, open and varied environment. From rolling hills of farmland and forestry to lush plains and wet marshland, this is a sparsely populated rural area, defined by the confluence of two rivers that cut a swathe through the terrain.
There will be both AAS and INS versions.
Sarau by Noxxid3
Inspired by Kashan Desert from Project Reality which was originally created by Duckhunt, Sarau is an 8km2 map focused on combined arms combat. The centerpiece of the map is a large military facility in the Sarau Desert. The facility itself offers medium to close quarters engagements for infantry. You can expect most of the vehicle combat to play out in the wide, open desert and oil fields around the military facility which offer medium to long range engagements.
Karasu by Drecks
Drecks has been working on an Eastern European map inspired by Gorodok. So far it includes some small villages, an abandoned base, and numerous other objectives all set in a rural, hilly environment.
A-10 by Axton
Axton has continued his blueprint experiments, this time with an A-10 Gunrun called in by a squadlead. Check it out:
Landscape Assets DanielNL
DanielNL has updated his 3D assets such as gas tanks, green houses and barns which will be a great addition to maps. He has presented us with some Sketchfab links that give you an interactive view of his assets which are shaping up to look great.
Green houses 3D Preview
Barn 3D Preview
Really some amazing developments going on with Squad as well as in the community, we hope you are enjoying these reads as much as we are enjoying collecting and presenting them to you. If you want to be a part of next month's recap, simply tell us what you are doing with this submission form.
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Sacrifices have to be made for the (eventual) 100 player servers and unlimited draw distances.
What things do you consider "clunky"? If it's animation issues then just hold on for v10 and beyond
As for these "PTSD trigger" comments...I don't believe them for a second.
I believe that some of the bullet snaps were samples from my own and other team members video from Afghanistan. They are certainly a step up from the earlier versions.
Like I said, certain sacrifices have to be made in the looks department. Ground textures will be getting a rework in the future. Al Basrah and the majority of the buildings it uses were made by modders so the textures aren't going to be quite up to normal standards.
It's very much a case of game-play over graphics
It's very much a case of game-play over graphics